I can't imagine seeing anything but kindness and decency in this gesture, and I find it impressive. If some of her fans idolize her more for this, it's no different from fans of the Jonas Brothers finding glory in their every gesture. What's wrong with that? She still did the right thing, and she'll inspire her fans to look outward and support UNICEF or other causes as well.

I admire Yu-na for her incredible gesture, and all the skaters around the world who expressed sorrow through charity, kind messages, and most recently today special exhibition numbers like Kavaguchi and Smirnov (I was in tears).

That is very kind of Yuna! I hate people's evil thought when clearly other people are just doing hornourable things. This is not the first time Yuna gives generously. To be honest, I had been a big fan of Yuna ( but not one of "Yuna fan"), I was pissed off by the ugly split between Yuna and Brian, and declared that I was not a fan of hers any more. I think I just turned around and start to like Yuna again. I still think that she should have delt with the coach changing better no matter whose fault it was because after all she got her OGM and world tilte when she was with Brian, but she was very young (still a kid in my eyes). Her programs at World showed she's still trying to improve. I'm almost a fan again. So give the girl a break and just appreciate her kind deed. As for "Yuna fans", Yuna was not treated unfairly at World, she didn't skate as well as she might be capable of. She was not robbed, not was her a victem of politics. I like her program but she did not deserve to win this time. I never like Miki's skating much, and I do not appreciate her conservative approach to win it but she did skated better. The one I feel for is Mao, I think she's the one treated unfavorably by the judges.
I know none of Yuna fans or Japnese fans would like what I have said maybe. But that's just how I feel.
To Yuna and Mao, hopefully see you both as better skaters than you already are in next season!

I honestly have no idea why some people feel inclined to bring up national tensions between Japan/Korea (that most Japanese/Korean I know personally do not even feel) EVERY time Yu-Na and Japan are used in the same sentence. Do you realize you are just fueling the fire by doing so? It was a great thing to do, just leave it at that. Fans are happy because of her generosity. Those affected in Tohoku will be happy to receive help. Absolutely no need to generalize Korean and Japanese fans like that. Not everything has an ulterior motive--deal with it.

So basically what I'm getting from this thread is that if Yu-na does anything, charity or otherwise, she's going to be ripped apart O.o

Come on, it's not like she hasn't donated before or this is her first time. As Jaylee showed, Yu-na's been generous since her earliest years before she became the multi-millionaire she is today. There is a reason she is a UNICEF ambassador other than her high public profile. And so what if it's an anonymous donation or not? A donation's a donation and it goes to a good cause so why the big fuss about it?